Leading research and innovation

University of Auckland research is at the centre of international breakthroughs in healthcare, education and technology, to name a few. See and hear how our research is making an impact around the world.

Healthcare robot
Watch the University's Healthbots project on TVNZ's Close Up programme.

The light of the firefly
Dr Siouxsie Wiles looks at bioluminescence.

Temple discovery in Sudan
PhD researcher Heather Wilson has been discovering temples in northern Sudan.

The Power of Food

Meet our Professor of Nutrition, David Cameron-Smith.

Nature's medinces

Professor Margaret Brimble is a modern-day alchemist and a trailblazer for women in science.


Bright sparks

Read how PowerbyProxi, a global leader in wireless technologies, grew from University-based research. Appeared in Auckland Now, Oct 2011.

Wound healing gel

Our Connexin Biology team have been developing a unique wound-healing gel. First published in AucklandNow, Oct 2011.


Food under the microscope

Stunning images of the surface of foods, captured using our Scanning Elctron Microscope.

Ion men

Find out how a factory in South Auckland and physics research at the University gives you flat panel displays.


Will our children grow up healthy?

Watch how Dr Susan Morton and her team use research findings to help create policies to give our children brighter futures.

Will literacy rates improve?

Meet Professor Stuart McNaughton and find out how he helping to raise literacy achievements in NZ schools.


No stopping melanoma researcher

Young scientist Stacey D'Mello is at the forefront of Melanoma research.

Mind reading?

 See how new MRI technology is bringing the possibility of 'reading minds' within our grasp.







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